Democrats push to strip Trump of authority over police agency that protects judges -- as threats against judges surge

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Amid a surge in threats against federal judges, Senate Democrats will formally introduce legislation Thursday to transfer control of the U.S. Marshals Service to the court system itself.

The legislation, which was obtained by CBS News, specifies that the presidential administration would lose its authority over the Marshals. The law enforcement agency is currently part of the Department of Justice, and among other things, it is tasked with protecting federal judges, courthouses and court workers.

Sen. Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat who is leading the effort, said the change would help insulate U.S. Marshals from possible interference and politicization by the Trump administration.

Under the legislation, which is expected to be unveiled Thursday morning, the federal government would launch a U.S. Marshals Board, which would include the chief justice of the Supreme Court and other members of the Judicial Conference, a committee made up of judges.

Agency reports show threat investigations by the U.S. Marshals Service, which provides security to federal judges and prosecutors, nearly tripled from 2019 to 2023.

Federal judges in Washington, D.C., described a wave of threats against them during the prosecutions of approximately 1,600 cases from the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol siege.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/democrats-push-to-strip-trump-of-us-marshals-authority-threats-surge/

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1. Yes. Vital important legislation.

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2. It is important.

The con artist is disobeying Judges and without this legislation we have no remedy for that. It's a necessary guardrail.

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4. It's not going to happen, they know it. Republicans will never let it pass.

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5. The Republicans are probably going to lose the House in '26.

There's a small chance they will lose seats in the Senate too.

Doing nothing is not an option.

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6. There's plenty that they can be doing.

Town halls, online or in a building. Bbringing people up who have been and will be harmed by these policies. Follow AOC, Bernie's and Jasmine's lead. Do something like that instead of doing legislation that will not pass.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220335586#post2

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3. Well there's no way Republicans let this pass

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7. We should have pushed this through after the first Trump Administration.

Having all law enforcement power residing in one branch of government is a weakness of our system.